County Government of Laikipia

While presiding over the opening ceremony of Amani primary school in Laikipia North last week, West Pokot Governor John Lunyangapuo recognized his host Governor Ndiritu Muriithi particularly for being innovative. Staring at a network of 7,000 Kilometres of roads in need of rehabilitation, the ever inadequate resources, and intermittent disbursement of equitable share allocation by the National Treasury, Governor Ndiritu turned to lease to cover more kilometers.

  

By June 30 ^th, 2021, a record 1,370 kilometres had been improved under the Laikipia Leasing Programme. The model uses roads construction brigades. From this month the county will increase the brigades to five from the initial two after receiving additional equipment and plants. This means rehabilitation of roads in Laikipia will move at a faster pace as each brigade will be expected to cover three wards.

  

Governor Lunyangapuo will be sending a team to study the Laikipia model of leasing for application in his county. In this particular issue we have listed the roads and works done under the programme between September 2019 to May 2021. There are many more kilometres that have been rehabilitated between June and July which we have not captured in this report. Also Salama, Ol Moran, Sosian and some roads in Marmanet which were the initial beneficiaries of the programme have not been listed in this specific report. We'll capture them in our later reports.

  

Umande Ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 2 ^nd April 2020. Heavy rains experienced since the 17 ^th April 2020 momentarily stopped the work until 14 ^th May 2020. Recent rains also experienced from the 6 ^th June - 20 ^th June 2020 havr also slowed down the works. An additional 8.5 Km of graded and gravel roads were added in the financial year 2020/2021 thus resulting to a total of 29.5 Km and 25.55 Km of road were rehabilitated through grading and gravelling respectively.

  

The specific rehabilitated roads are listed below as follows:

  

• Mama Mathenge - World Vision - 1.7 Km (grading and gravelling).
• Umande - Munyi (Umande Centre) - 0.4 Km (grading and gravelling).
• Kongosisi Rd. - 0.2 km (grading and gravelling)
• Mwereri centre - 0.2 km (grading and gravelling)
• Nyarigino - Road 2000 - 1.7 km (grading and gravelling)
• Murungai Primary - Road 2000 - 4 km (grading) and 3.7 km (gravelling)
• Mwireri police post - World Vision - 1 km (grading and gravelling)
• Karobia - Mbaitire Rd. - 1.9km (grading and gravelling)
• Road 2000 - Quarry - 7.7 km (grading and gravelling)
• Mugumo Road - 0.2 Km (grading and gravelling)
• Murungai Secondary - Road 2000 - 0.6 Km (grading and gravelling)
• Mathagiro - 0.5Km (grading) and 0.6 Km (gravelling)
• Nginyii road - 2.2 Km (grading) and 2Km (gravelling)
• Quarry - Tetu Pentecostal - 2.2 km (grading and 2 km (gravelling)
• Mahigaini - Full gospel - 1 km (grading) and 0.85 Km (gravelling)
• Mwereri - Muchwiri Rd. - 0.6 Km (grading and gravelling)
• Nginyii Bridge Emergency works - 0.2 Km (gravelling)
• Kalalu - Methodist - 2.95 Km (grading)
• Tetu - Murungi Rd. - Independent Church - 0.45 Km (grading)
• Tetu Shopping Centre - Tetu primary school - 1km (grading)

  

In addition to the above roads, the fuel drawn from Umande ward also achieved the following in response to emergency works as a result of Laikipia County's response to Covid-19 in the financial year 2019/2020.

  

• Baraka dispensary - 0.5 km (grading) and 0.1 km (spot gravelling)
• Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital - 0.5 Km graded length of parking area.

  

Thingithu Ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 16 ^th June 2020, and was conducted through Private - Public partnership between the County Government of Laikipia and Ol-Pejeta Ranch. An additional 13.1 Km of gravel and 16.25 km of graded roads was added in the financial year 2020/2021 thus resulting in a total of 23.85 Km and 19.8 Km of road were rehabilitated through grading and gravelling respectively. Specific graded and gravelled roads under leasing program are listed below as follows:

  

• Sweet Waters - Ol-Pejeta Conservancy gate - 6.9 Km (grading) and 6.4 Km (gravelling)
• Mburugutia Road - 0.4 Km (grading and gravelling)
• Container Road - 1.8 km (Grading and gravelling)
• Njogu-ini Road - 4.5 km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Ndirangi Road - 1.7 km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Kamindo Road - 2.1 km (Grading and gravelling)
• Mr. Karuiya Road - 1 km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Queen Inn - 1.0 km (emergency) (Grading and gravelling)
• Full gospel road - 0.6 km (Grading and gravelling)
• Mwai Tosha road - 1.5 km (rehabilitation)
• Gud road - 2.2 km (Grading)
• Ruai (behind PEFA) - 0.6 Km (Grading)
• Stadium - Nanyuki mortuary - 0.45 Km (Grading)

  

Mukogodo East Ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 17 ^thJune 2020. The road works were significantly affected by heavy rains since 9 ^th July 2020 thus leading to a halt in construction works. Works resumed in early September 2020. A total of 16.5 Km fo gravelled and 28.3 Km of graded roads and opened roads respectively. The specific rehabilitated roads are listed below as follows:

  

• Rotasha Road - 2.4 Km (grading and gravelling).
• Timau Catholic - East Laikipia Dispensary Road; 48 Km (grading) and 4.2 KM (gravelling)
• Mia Moja Rd. - Kirurumo Rd - 5.2 Km (Grading) and 4 Km (Gravelling)
• PCEA Ethi - Kiriko Rd. - 3.6 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Christian Rd - 0.6 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Boran Main Rd - PCEA Kiriko Rd - 1.3 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Ha Waigwa - Ethi Primary - 0.6 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Ethi dispensary & Ethi Secondary & Ethi Police Post - 0.3 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Chief - Catholic - PCEA Road - 1.9 Km (Grading) and - 0.10 Km (Spot gravelling)
• Kamuthanga Rd - 1 Km (Grading)
• Cannan rd. - Jikaze Rd - 1 km (Grading)
• Kahira rd. - 1.2km (Grading)
• Graton Centre - Graton Primary - 1 Km (Road Opening)
• Kamuthanga - Laikipia East Dispensary - 3.5 Km (Road Opening)
• Kahira - Foot bridges - Kio - 0.8 Km (Road Opening)

  

Segera ward

  

A total of 33.75 Km and 18.25 Km of road were rehabilitated through grading and gravelling respectively. The specific rehabilitated roads are listed below as follows:

  

• Ol-Pejeta Ranch - Marura Bridge - 6.6 Km (Grading) and 5.2 Km (Gravelling)
• Jua-Kali Tarmac - Maiyan - Mukima Rd - 7 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• River Breeze Primary - Maiyan Main - 0.4 Km (Grading)
• Maiyan Main - Habitat Borehole - 0.6 Km (Grading)
• Maiyan Main - Laikipia Permaculture - 0.7 Km (Grading)
• Doldol Main Road - Naibor Secondary - 0.7 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• JuaKali - Majengo (Ghetto) - 0.2 Km (Grading)
• Jua Kali Center roads 2.2 Km (Grading)
• Mukima Gitero Road 3.2 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Mukima road - Mukima Catholic road 0.7 Km (Grading)
• Mukima - Chief Office - Mukima Catholic 1.7 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Mukima Quarry road 0.2 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Ndaraja Road 0.8 Km (Grading & Gravelling)
• Masaii Kwa Mwaura road 1.9 KM (Grading) 0.2 Km (Gravelling)
• Enai Road 1.5 Km (Grading)
• Proposed Mukima Boys road 2.1 Km (Grading & Gravelling)
• Grading and Levelling of Naibor Stadium
• Maiyan Main - Quarry road 0.4 Km (grading)

  

Nanyuki ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 21 ^st September 2020. A total of 34.45Km and 26.8 Km of roads has been graded and graveled respectively to date. The specific graded/opened roads are listed below as follows:

  

• Temple Mount - Kirunyu Road - 2.8 Km (Grading) and 0.45 Km (gravelling)
• St. Jude - Dam - Nkando Primary - 3.3 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Runyenje Rd - 1.1 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Muthamia Rd. - 2.3 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Wa Kabiru Rd - 1.6 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Rev Mwaniki Rd - 0.75 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Salim Rd - 1.1 Km (Grading) and 1.1 Km (Gravelling)
• Ha Milkah Rds - 0.9 Km (Grading) and 0.75 Km (Gravelling)
• Lillian Rds - 1 Km (Grading) and 0.3 Km (Gravelling)
• Kasisi Acess Road - 0.25 Km (Grading)
• Mukuri Main Road - 1.8Km (Grading)
• Wa - Mutungu - Shosho Karis - 1.4 Km (Grading)
• Head Master Nguyo Rd - 0.7 Km (Grading & Gravelling)
• Kamau - Mungai Rd - 0.7 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Maina - Mandera Rd - 0.9 Km (Graded and Graveled)
• Murigu Rd - 0.3 Km (Grading)
• 0.3 Km of spot-patching works was carried out around Sportman's arms hotel in Nanyuki ward.
• Kenya Fibre roads 2.3 Km (Grading & Gravelling)
• Mama Mburu road 1.5 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Kihono road 1.2 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Lilian Road - 1.8 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Likii ngima roads - 1km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Njungle master road - 0.2km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Mwika road - 0.4km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Teacher karuri road - 0.3km (Grading and Graveling)
• Mama Mukungi road - 0.3km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Gichimo road - 1km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Bus park (Area 52m * 31.5m & 9m * 12m) (Grading and Gravelling)
• Bishop Waiguru Road 0.7km (Grading)

  

Igwamiti ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 3 ^rd August 2020. A total of 41.9km and 77.7km of roads has been graveled and graded respectively to date. An additional 14 km of roads have been further opened. The specific graded/opened roads are listed below as follows:

  

• Karuga - Karume Road - 0.6 Km (Grading and gravelling)
• Karuga - Action Praise Road - 2.6Km (Grading and gravelling)
• Teacher Mbochi - Heroes Road - 1 Km (Grading and gravelling)
• Gitangi - Bethiel Primary Road - 2.1km (Grading and gravelling)
• Kamatu - Mr. Muchendu's Road - 0.4km (Grading and gravelling)
• Mamboleo Estate Road - 2.8 Km (Grading and gravelling)
• Maina Village Roads - 3.6Km (Grading and gravelling)
• Ol Jabet Hospital - Siberia Road - 0.6 Km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Nyumba Tatu - Kamukunji - Nanok Road - 0.6 Km (Grading and gravelling)
• Dorcas road to Mbarakira road - 4.2 km (grading and gravelling)
• Chairman road - 0.9km (grading and gravelling)
• Nanok quarry road - 0.8 km (grading and gravelling)
• Kigumo Road - 2.1km (grading and gravelling)
• Mbarakira - Step Inn-Table land - 6.4km (Grading and gravelling)
• Karangi road - 2.1km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Table land - Shemanei road - 5.3km (Grading and gravelling)
• Rwathia road - 5.4km (Grading and gravelling)
• ACK Rwathia - 1.4km (grading and gravelling)
• Rwathia - Marmanet - 2km (grading)
• Nanok - Bethieli Primary School Junction - 3km (Grading)
• Losogwa Quarry - Kigumo Forest - 1.8 km (Grading)
• Maureen Academy - Dam - 0.9km (Grading)
• Rev. Kamiru Rd (Losogwa) - 0.3 Km (Grading)
• Mariakani Junction - Siberia Cemetery - 0.3 Km (Grading)
• Mili Saba Road - Shirikisho Road - 0.5 Km (Grading)
• Kwa Wanjiku Road - 2.5Km (Grading)
• Kaichakun Road - 3Km (Road Opening)

  

• Old Kundarira - Wambiro Rd - 4km (Road Opening)
• Kundarira - Kanga C Rd - 1.2 Km (Road Opening)
• Wandugire - Mukuruweine - Kianugu Rd - 4 Km (Road Opening)
• Sirare Primary (Tarmac) - Forest - 1 km (Road Opening)
• Sirare Primary - Pencil - 0.8km (Road Opening)
• Gatero Area
• Kachanja - Kanga wajera road - 1.2km
• Kachanja to Kanga C road - 1.1 km
• Kanga C Junction - Mbucho road - 0.7km
• Mathu road - 0.5km
• Kundarira pcea - wilson road - 1.4km
• Kangawabiro road - 0.9 km
• Wahome kichache - Mukurweni road - 1.8km
• Kianongo road - 2.5km
• Stock theft road - 1.3 km
• Gakenge senior - Shirikisho road - 1.4 km
• Maina eng - wangujiri road - 0.7 km
• Munugu catholic road kundarira - 0.5km
• Full gospel road - 0.6 km
• Munanda road - 2km
• Kamawera road - 0.5km
• Munanda - wakorino church road - 0.2km
• Munanda - guthero road - 0.9 km
• Judge road - 0.7 km
• Kaiti - Gituamba road - 1.8km
• Full gospel - kundarira day road - 3.0km
• Muthengera road - 0.8km

  

In addition to the above roads, the leasing program has supported the on-going Civil works program at Jua Kali whereby 55 trucks of Murrum material were delivered to raise the road surface level for road 2000.

  

Rumuruti Ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 25 ^th September 2020. A total of 6.8km of roads has been graded to date. The specific graded/opened roads are listed below as follows:

  

• Rumuruti - Hospital Road - 0.6 Km
• Kiambiriria - Annex - 1.3 Km
• Mbora - Hospital - 2.2 km
• Rumuruti KAG Church - 1.4 Km
• Runda - Westland - 1.3 Km
• Muthaiga Rd - 1.6 km
• Westland Rd - 2.1 km
• Muthaiga Villa Rd - 1.4 Km
• Elevated Tank Rd - 1.7km

  

Ngobit Ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 18 ^th August 2020. A total of 43.1 Km and 65.6 Km of roads has been graveled and graded to date. The specific rehabilitated roads are as follows:

  

• Withare - Kahuroko - 4.7 Km
• Ngobit - Githira rd - 1 km
• Ngobit - Kariguini - 0.8 km
• Kariguini - Njore road - 1.2km
• Kariguini - Mario road - 1.5 km
• Kariguini Nginga road - 1.8 km
• Kariguini - Singona - 1.4 km
• Karinguini - Serem - 1.6km
• Karinguini - Warugongo - 1.4km
• Kariguini - Naturuchi Primary - 1.6km
• Kariguini - RC Mario - 1.5 km
• Kijabe School to Kijabe Main 0.7 km
• Wyumererie - Shalom - 1.9km
• Makutano - Sukurui Rd - 2.1 Km
• Makutano - Comic - Kandarasha Rd - 1.8 Km
• Kahuruko - Githira Road 5 Km
• Kijabe Main road - Waithera center 12km
• Githira Shopping center Access Roads 0.4Km
• Withare - Borrow Pit 1.1 km
• Wanyeki - Gichungu Road - 2.5km
• Main matopeni-nine one road - 7.2 km
• Nganoini road - 3.9km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Ball Pit road - 0.9km (Grading and Gravelling)
• Kianoge road - 1.4 km (Grading and gravelling)
• Kahuruko Main road - 0.4 km (Grading and gravelling)

  

Marmanet Ward

  

In the financial year 2020/2021, a total of 21.8 km of roads have been graded in Marmanet ward. The specific rehabilitated roads are:

  

• Ngombe Moja - AP Post (Ndagara) Road - 4 Km
• Mugongo - IDP Road - 1.9 Km
• Muguongo - Rumuruti Border Road - 1.8 Km
• Plot for sale road - 2km
• Munyu pry road - 2km
• Gathwara road - 1.6km
• Murichu road - 1.3km
• Murichu pry - tarmac road - 1.4 km
• Forest road - 2km
• Mohotetu junior school road - 1.6 km
• Muhotetu junior Junction road - 2.2 km

  

Githiga ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 09 ^th March 2021. A total of 13.8km and 10km of roads has been graded and graveled to date. The specific graded/opened roads and graveled are listed below as follows:

  

• Gaitho road - 0.9 km (grading and graveling) 2.2 km (grading)
• Murage Igoko road - 2.3km (graded and graveled)
• Baba nduati - kamuru road - 3.0km (graded and graveled)
• Mutaiga road Kinamba - 0.5 km (graded and graveled)
• Kinyua Karani road - 0.5 km (graded and graveled)
• Wilson to Kieni Police Post - 1.6km (graveled) 2.1km(grading)
• PCEA Road - 0.5km (graveled)
• Kawanja sec road - 0.7km (graveled) - 2.1km(grading)
• Destiny road - 0.3 km (grading)
• Kariane pry road - 0.3 km (grading)

  

Tigithi Ward

  

Road improvement work in this ward commenced on 19 ^th June 2020. An additional 35.99 Km of gravel and 60.34 km of graded roads was added in the financial year 2020/2021 thus resulting to a total of 127.79 km and 43.19 km of road rehabilitated through grading and gravelling respectively. The specific graded/opened roads are listed below as follows:

  

Solio Village 1

• Male - Matanya Road - 1.4 Km
• Male - Solio Village Road - 0.5km
• Kagwirii - Wasoro Road - 1.2km
• Muugi - Furaha Nursery School - 1.2km
• Rwimbo - Gathua Road - 1.2km
• Bore Hole Ring Roads - 5.9 Km
• Borehole - Rwimbo - Gathea Roads - 3.7 km

Solio Village 2

• Thumbi - Gicheru - 1.5km
• Kangema - Mukamuru - 1.2km
• Miano - Bagichi - 1.2km
• Karwe - 4 Acres - 0.3 km
• Kahiti - Bilalu - 1km
• Muchina - Tarmac - 1.3km

  

• Mama Regina - Solio Primary - Independent - 0.9 km
• Mama Regina - Ha Kuria - 0.5km
• Ha Kuria - Solio Primary - Karue - 1km
• Gichinga - Muchina - 0.87km
• Stwiri - Muchina - 0.84km
• Maina - Tarmac - 0.1km
• Thitu - Ndururi - Tarmac - 0.1km
• Maina Road - 0.1km
• Tarmac - Mukamiro - Tarmac - 1.4km
• Mwihaki - Kinyua Karuri - 0.35km
• Mama Isaiah - Kirumba - 0.35km
• Githae - Kiriko - 0.35km
• Kimiti - Matu - 0.35km
• Wanjohi - Wangui Njagi - 0.35km
• Ha Macharia - Rehema - 0.45km
• Thutu - Commercial Plot - 0.15km
• Jeremiah - Posho Mill - 0.35km

  

Solio Village 6

  

• PCEA - Macadamia Primary Road - 1.7km
• AIPCEA Road - 2km

  

Solio Village 7

  

• Solio - Baraka - 1.7km
• Baraka - Bridge - 1.5km
• Junction - Borehole - 1km
• Borehole Road - 1.7km

  

Castle Area

  

• ACK - Castle Road - 2km
• Train View - 1.4km
• Wahome - Poster Road - 1.9km
• Castle Estate Road - 1.7km

  

Kihato Area

  

Saverio Road - 1.9km

  

Chuma Area

  

• Kinyua - Waria - Speaker - Chuma - 7.9km (Grading), 2.7km (Gravel)
• Muthura - Kahuni Road - 3.4km (Grading)

  

Matanya Area

  

• Kamureshi Road - 1.95km (Graded) 0.15km (Graveled)
• Wachanga Road - 1.9km
• Wanguthiro - Matanya - 2.4km
• Catholic Waguthiru - 0.3km Graded and graveled
• Chaka - Reli - Waguthiru ECDE 1.5km graded and graveled.
• Wanaruona - Weruine - 1.4km graded and graveled
• Weruini Primary Junction - Matanya dispensary - 0.9km graded and graveled.
• Matanya dispensary - Kibobongi primary - 3.9km graded and graveled.
• VG Bridge road - 1km graded and graveled.
• Wanguthiro nursery - Iroko - 3.3km graded and graveled.
• Main Matanya - Adams school - 0.6km
• Matanya Junction - Railway - 3.5km graded and graveled
• Branch road 0.3km
• Junction - Iriuko - Iriuko primary - 0.4 km graded and graveled
• Junction Iriuko - Daktari road - 0.3km graded and graveled
• Wagithiro secondary - Matanya Catholic - 0.8km graded and graveled
• Matanya Police Post - Matanya Main road - 0.7km graded and graveled
• Kalalu PCEA -ACC office - 1.5km graded and graveled
• Upper street - 0.9km graded and graveled
• Lower street - 0.6km graded and graveled
• Matanya - Jesus winner - 2.5km
• Waguthiru - Irioko - 1.8km
• Irioko - River Mwea - 2.2km
• Matanya - Waguthiru Road 2.4km graded and graveled
• Irioki - Wagiuthiro road - 3.5km graded and graveled
• Kamburi - Weruini Primary - 2.1km graded
• Matanya Catholic - Thamagwa village 1.9km
• Karonji Road - 0.4km graded
• Goshen road - 1.6km graded
• Magana to Railway - 1.5km
• Chaka reli junction - 0.3km
• Baba Kimotho road - 2km graded
• John Horse Road - 0.7km graded
• Kimani road - 0.5km graded
• Waguthiu river road - 0.8km graded

  

Lamuria

  

• Karai - Nyakio day sec - gatangi wakinya dam - 4.8km (grading and graveled)
• Nyakio day - mtetezi road - 3.7km grading and graveled
• Tigithi ward - Ngobit ward boarder road - 1.7km grading and graveled
• Kwa Tumuti - Kaforty road (matanya) - 2.0km grading
• Wanjenga - Muiru road Thome - 2.0km grading
• Railway - Ihigaini - Mukuri road - 4.7km (opening and formation)
• Cat farm road - 0.8 (openoing and formation)
• Philip road - 0.7km (opening and formation)

  

Heavy down pour resulted in emergency works on the Nanyuki - Matanya road in Tigithi ward from the 1 ^st - 13 ^th May 2020. 1.7km and 0.95km were graded and graveled on this road section.

  

(Published by ICT | Source : Laikipia Weekly Bulletin Issue 0059)